Ohio Voters: Before and After

Last week, Ashley Gilbertson and his fellow-photographer Ed Kashi set out to explore the undecided voter population in Ohio. Today, Gilbertson documented voters in Columbus, Ohio, before and after they passed through the polls.

“There are audible sighs of relief outside the polling stations.” Says Gilbertson. “After months of inundation by radio and TV attack ads, incessant telephone calls, and dozens of campaign appearances by both candidates, the citizens of this famous swing state finally have the chance to make their own decision, instead of being told how to make it. Now, some of them say, their lives can return to normal, at least for another three and a half years. They’re sometimes anxious, afraid, excited, but every one of them is relieved.”

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